Norse Flashcards
Yggdrasil
World tree, all connects the nine worlds ?except for muspellheim?
Odin
All father, god of wisdom, magic, and poetry- has breast plant- serious for he knows the end-Gungnir spear/trident, dropnir rings- doesn’t eat- one eye- 2 wolves 2 ravens 8 legged horse- Valkyrie
Sleipnir
Odin’s 8 legged horse, Loki’s child
Midgard
The world/land of men
Tyr
God of battles, legal matters, and assemblies- Fenrir bits off his hand “one hand god”
(Tuesday)
Svartalfheim
Dark elves land
Balder
Most beloved god, first to die, Odin and Frigga- makes all things swear not o harm him except mistletoe- Loki knows this all the gods throw thing at him, nothing harms him- Hoder, brother, blind, Loki gives him mistletoe and he throws it killing him instantly, the all beg hel, they have to morn, Loki refuses put in cave with acid snake
Asgard
Home to aesir gods home to dead/resting place
Vanaheim
Home of vanir gods
Jotunheim
Home of jotuns
Loki
Son of giant, raised by Odin and frigga, malice, cunning, god of wickedness, trickster, weird children
Freya
Goddess of love and beauty, twins, vanir god
(Friday)
Heimdall
Protector of the bifrost
Hoder
Balders brother, kills him on accident , blind, son of Odin and Fregga
Valhalla
The training hall, people who have died go train for ragnarok